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SMITHEast St. Louis’ Dante Brinkley steals home in the third inning in front of Alton catcher Craig Harmon during :he Redbirds’ 9-3 Southwestern Conference victory Tuesday afternoon at Hopkins Field in Moore Park.IImIIlt;I\»Cowan hurls Redbirds to victory3y R.J. GERBERFelegraph sports writer__ALTON — Any ideas of another surprise Southwestern Conference baseball victory by the East St. Louis Flyers were quickly quashed Tuesday at Hopkins Field in Moore Park.Alton 9The opportunistic AltonRedbirds East Side 3seized a six- _run lead after two innings and cruised to a 9-3 triumph over East Side behind the stellar pitching of Dustin Cowan.Five East St. Louis errors, ninewalks by freshman Bobby Mosby and five wild pitches helped the Redbirds (16-2, 7-2 SWC) to their third consecutive win.“I think we had to take what they were giving and that was walks and wild pitches. We were patient,ET See REDBIRDS, Page D-2
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Alton Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Wed, May 07, 1997
Page 31
Full Page
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Joe R.
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